Giant sea turtles may live to photobomb another day. In fact, their numbers, according to a study published this week in Science Advances , look to be bucking a decades-long downward trend. For the analysis, researchers at Aristotle University in Greece looked at large turtles in 60 r...

Brizi has other features that can help adults breathe cleaner air, too. The air filter contains high-tech sensors that detect harmful particles or gases, such as carbon monoxide and nitrogen dioxide, in the air. It sends this information to a free app via Bluetooth. When you call up t...

"As soon as the infant can see, it recognizes faces, and we now know that this skill is hardwired in our brains," astronomer and science communicator Carl Sagan wrote in his 1995 book "The Demon-Haunted World." "Those infants who a million years ago were unable to recognize a face smi...

Autumn color surrounds a pagoda in Fujiyoshida, Japan as Mount Fuji looms in the distance. (Photo: lkunl/Shutterstock) The color of the leaves isn't the only thing that changes in autumn. Have you ever looked up on a crisp fall day and noticed how brilliant and clear the blue sky is? ...

Khorasan wheat is usually referred to as Kamut, its commercial name. Whole Grains Council reports that in a test done at Careggi University Hospital in Florence, Italy, scientists found that the health impacts of eating bread, crackers, pasta and cookies made with Kamut were greater t...

Mother Nature's Pop Science Guide to Apples [Infographic] The apple is one of Earth's most iconic foods, symbolizing everything from health and beauty to evil and ingenuity. In honor of these gravity-revealing, doctor-repelling superfruits, MNN offers a graphical tribute to apples' en...

Of all the things that could go wrong with our beloved mobile devices, it's generally the battery that ends up letting us down first. In fact, it's rare for any smartphone or laptop that depends on a lithium-ion battery to go more than three years without significant loss of battery c...

From social butterflies to solitary scavengers, virtually all animals gather into groups at some point in their lives. Safety in numbers is one reason for this, since a pack of prey is less vulnerable to attack by predators, but many animals also rely on collective wisdom to help them...